king of defenders

Chapter 1502 Quarterfinals, advance again
On the second day after the match between the Chinese team and the Greek team, the games in Group A and Group C were all over.

In Group A, the US team has 3 wins and 0 losses. There is nothing surprising. They advanced as the first in the group. The second in the group is Serbia. They failed in the Basketball World Cup last year. This time they obviously learned their lesson and played from the beginning. Seriously, it's just that the US team is too strong, and they still lost one game to the US team. The group stage score was 2 wins and 1 loss, and they also got the right to qualify for the group stage.

The Spanish team and the Argentine team in Group C are both very strong. In the end, the Spanish team ranked first in the group with 3 wins and 0 losses, and the Argentine team ranked second in the group.

There is nothing unpopular in the group stage. Teams such as Japan, Iran, and the Czech Republic are not strong enough, so they have no chance to qualify for the group stage.

According to the new rules, in addition to the top two teams in the three groups, the two teams with the best performance among other teams will get the last two quarter-finals.

It is worth mentioning that the Canadian team was lucky to get one spot, and the other spot was won by the French team.

So the final eight are the United States, Serbia, France, China, Greece, Canada, Spain, and Argentina.

In the past, the rules of the Olympic men's basketball team were cross-elimination, but now the rules have been changed, and the quarter-final matchup has become a draw. However, there is a principle that needs to be followed, that is, teams in the same group will no longer play against each other in the group stage.

In other words, the Chinese team will not play against Greece and Canada in the quarter-finals, just as Greece and Canada do not want to play against the Chinese team.

The results of the draw came out the next day, and the opponent of the Chinese team in the quarter-finals was the French team.

The French team's Olympic lineup is similar to last year's Basketball World Cup, with Fournier, Batum, Gobert, De Colo, Mbaye and others as the main players.

In terms of lineup, the French team does not have an advantage compared with the Chinese team, but it is also much inferior to the Canadian and Greek teams.

The Canadian team is composed of almost all NBA players. There are also very good young players such as Murray and Alexander. The Greek team even has superstars like Antetokounmpo. The most combative player in the French team is probably the best defensive player Gobert. up.

After all, Gobert was also selected to the All-Star team this past season, and he is now considered an All-Star player.

It's just that Gobert is a player who is good at defense. He is not good at scoring, which is somewhat embarrassing. Compared with Meng Yun and Xiang Long, he is much inferior.

If a player like Gobert is placed in a suitable system, he can play a great role, but if there is no such system and there is not such a group of teammates around him, then his role will not be so prominent.

It can be said that Gobert can make the team's defense stronger and make the team better, but it cannot change a team.

But Meng Yun and Xiang Long can.

Therefore, the French team did not have an advantage in this game. They played well at the beginning and took the lead for a while, but soon the Chinese team overtook the score and took control of the situation.

The existence of Meng Yun and Xiang Long made the French team helpless. They couldn't find anyone who could stand up to them. Gobert did a good job defending Xiang Long, but Xiang Long didn't always need to face him directly. Yun can use the breakthrough to contain Gobert and let Xiang Long get a chance.

Another example is Meng Yun and Xiang Long doing a pick-and-roll, forming a defense switch, and becoming Gobert defending Meng Yun.

Gobert can restrict Xiang Long, but he can't restrict Meng Yun. After all, he is not a player in the same position and has completely different characteristics. Meng Yun's speed is too fast, and it is not difficult to pass Gobert.Once a defense change is formed, Meng Yun always breaks through decisively, one breakthrough at a time.

Therefore, Gobert's defense cannot limit the Chinese team's offense, and Gobert alone will not do.

As for Fournier, Batum and others, although they are also NBA players, they are far behind Meng Yun and Xiang Long in terms of strength, and they are not on the same level at all. It is difficult for them to restrict Meng Yun and Xiang Long, Meng Yun and Xiang Long You can ask for anything, the French team has nothing to do.

Under such circumstances, how could the French team be the opponent of the Chinese team?
However, the French team is also very tenacious, and it is very targeted, and it is still aimed at other players of the Chinese team.

But the most important thing is Meng Yun and Xiang Long. As long as they can't restrain Meng Yun and Xiang Long, they can only be beaten passively.

After all, at the level of Meng Yun and Xiang Long, it is really easy to score when encountering a dislocation.

After halftime, Meng Yun scored 20 points and Xiang Long scored 11 points, mainly because of Gobert. His defense is really good and caused Xiang Long a lot of trouble.

With the performance of Meng Yun and Xiang Long, the Chinese team led by 10 points in the first half.

After the second half, the Chinese team still took the lead and kept the lead until the end. When the game ended, the score was 87:77, and the Chinese team won.

Meng Yun scored 29 points, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Xiang Long scored 18 points and Yi Jianlian scored 16 points. In addition, Abu played well. He made 5 of 3 three-pointers and scored 12 points. Everyone else was in single digits. The scores are relatively scattered, but their contribution cannot be denied.

Fournier scored the most points in the French team, with 17 points. The others are not so good. Batum has not been as good as every year since he arrived at the Hornets. Now he is still the same in the Olympic Games. 10 points, but Gobert grabbed 11 rebounds, but he only scored 11 points.

After the match with the French team and successfully advancing to the semi-finals, the Chinese team first went to the women's basketball game to cheer for the women's basketball players.

Then I went to watch the game between Serbia and Canada, because the next opponent of the Chinese team is one of Serbia and Canada.

The Serbian team's lineup this time is not much different from last year's Basketball World Cup. The main players are Jokic, Boban, Bogdanovic, Belica, Teodosic and others.

Serbia is also one of the few teams where nba players can form a starting lineup. Except for Teodosic, several of the main players are nba players. Although Teodosic is not there now He played in the NBA, but he also played in the NBA, but his performance in the NBA was mediocre, but he was very dazzling in the European arena, and he has the title of "King of Europe".

When the players of the Chinese team came to the arena, the game was already in the third quarter, and Serbia led Canada by 8 points.

"Bang!"

As soon as everyone sat down, Alexander of the Canadian team staged a explosive dunk. The young man's physical talent is indeed outstanding, and he plays the ball very well, which is a match for Morant.

The dunk reduced the point difference to 6 points and boosted the morale of the Canadian team.

(End of this chapter)